I am going to be moving to Washington, DC to work on the Hill in September and am wondering what are the best neighborhoods/areas to live for running. I am familiar with some of the good running spots, I just don't really know the names of the neighborhoods/areas around them.
As a 23 year old 14:30s 5k runner considering making the jump to the marathon, any suggestions for marathon coaches/training groups at this level?
Go see Matt Centrowitz at AU. That is a great training group right there.
Tenleytown and National Cathedral are located in nice areas and near AU's track. Several reasonably priced high rise apartments up and down Wisconsin and Massachusetts in that area.
g-town... not the tow path either that's for sissies.
there are a bunch of trails out there. if you get a chance to talk to one of the boys (hoyas) they can show you. they are good peeps. helped me out one summer when i was in that area.
tenleytown/au is the place, at least its suits me. 1) dont have to worry about getting shot at or such. you're a near a track, althoguh whats up with the shape of it, it has eight sides almost it seems. of course, i really only like to run on the roads, so runnign around these neighborhoods i have found to be best suited for me since i dont really give a shit for "scenic paths" or trails or stuff like that.
Best options are adams morgan/woodley park for access to rock creek or arlington for access to the bike trails and tracks on that side of the river.
Why does everyone send anyone who is thinking about DC to Matt Centrowitz. What post collegiate runners has he helped in the past few years??? From what I have heard, he has a list of workouts that he picks from and does not really put together a plan.
There is a good group of men doing track workouts at Washington and Lee High School in Arlington if you are interested.
Not advocating sending to Centro because I have never met him, but he did work with the Enclave and Chris Graff and Jen Rhines and obviously, the rest of the Enclave. Also, Matt Holthaus. The Enclave used to switch workout spots between AU and GTown.
D.C. Runner
You must be part of the Henner group, D.C. track club or whatever you guys are calling yourselves. Let's compare the two groups shall we. Peter Sherry - 13:42 (2003). Alex Hutchinson 3:43- 13:53(2003). Andre Williams - whenever his store gets going and he can train again. JMU boys Long and Cooke. Great guys but have not PR'd since they moved to D.C. Matt Centrowitz is a great coach. 6 all americans this year alone. 3 scholarships. How many all americans did Henner coach this year. One, the freshman kid who ran the 1500 (3:46 H.S.) Hey whatever happened to Franklin Sanchez?
Faster than D.C. Runner
I am not part of any of the groups mentioned and since I am doing more coaching than running, you are probably faster than me. I am coaching some of the better women distance runners in the DC area and get asked a lot by some of the men in the area who they should get as a coach. When I mention Centrowitz, they say they tried that option but he didn't really work with them, he just handed out workouts each week.
This is not first hand experience and I know that he has made a good program out of nothing at AU AND he was a stud in his day. It could be that he has too much going on. There are definitely enough good distance runners in the area for a good coach to step up.
Right on! AU will probably beat Gtown again in XC just like they always do.